Foldable stool



A. P. WELSH FOLDABLE STOOL Nov. 8, 1938.

Filed April 24, 1937 Patented Nov. 8, 1938 UNITED STATES FOLDABLEs'roor.

Alonzo 1. Welsh, Tyler, Ten, asslgnor of one-third to Roy R. Bivlere,Tyler, Tex.

Application April 24, 1937, Serial No. 138,840

1 Claim.

This invention relates to stools, and its general object is to provide astool in the form of a foldable step ladder with a foot rest tofacilitate cleaning and polishing shoes and a drawer primarily forhousing the cleaning and polishing equipment, the foot rest beingcarried by the stool or ladder at all times and detachable therefrom fordisposal into and out of use, while the body of the device provides thetop thereof and a seat, as well as a box frame for slidably receivingthe drawer and to which the legs are connected for foldable associationtherewith.

This invention also. consists in certain other features-of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claims. 1

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device which forms the subjectmatter of the present invention with the foot rest in position for use.

Figure 2 is a front view thereof.

Figure 3 is a side view of the'device in folded position.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the applicationof the foot rest to a step of the device.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary. rear view showing the application of the footrest to the device when not in use. 4

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral l indicatesthe body of my device, which is shown as being a box frame including afront wall 2 having a drawer opening therein, and side walls 3 which areprovided with guide flanges to slidably receive the drawer 4, the

latter in the form as shown having a front wall that extends beyond thesides and bottom of the drawerto engage the front wall 2, to limitinward movement of the drawer as will be apparent, and

the drawer is provided with a knob 5. A top wall 6 closes the upper endof the box-frame and extends outwardly beyond the side and front walls,

as well as the rear end portion of the frame, as clearly shown in Figure3, and it will be obvious that the top wall provides a seat for thedevice. Pivotally secured to the side walls adjacent to the upper rearends thereof, and depending therefrom, are the rear legs 1 of my device,and it will be noted that the rear legs are relatively narrow,

while the front legs which are indicated by the reference numeral 8 arerelatively wide and include enlarged upper ends 9 to provide rearwardlydirected ears III which are pivotally secured to the side walls, asclearly shown in Figure 1, which likewise illustrates the fact that theen- 5 larged upper ends are straight to contact the underside of the topwall which ends act as abutment means for said top wall when the deviceis inset up'position, and when in such position, the front and rear legsare disposed in diverging 10 relation with respect to each other,- soasto amply support the device and prevent tilting thereof.

The front and rear legs have pivotally secured thereto diagonal bracemembers H, and the rear legs are additionally braced by cross bracememl5 bers l2 which are disposed in overlapped association and fixedtogether at the point of contact, as well as to the inner edge portionsof the rear legs as clearly shown in Figure 1.

The front legs are provided with grooves in the 20 noted as clearlyshown in Figure 4, that one of the steps is provided with a groove II onthe underside thereof midway its ends for a purpose which 25 will bepresently described.

The foot rest includes an attaching arm IS in the form of a bracket andwhich is provided with an enlarged end portion l6 having a slot Hextending therein for the purpose of receiving the 30 step, in themanner as suggested in Figure 4 which shows that the under lip of theslot extends outwardly beyond the upper lip and is receivable in thegroove I 4, for mounting the foot rest in'position for use as clearlyshown in Figure 35 1. The attaching arm may be made of any materialsuitable for the purpose, but is shown from Figure 4 as being made fromply wood, and extends from the enlarged portion at an upward inclinationto terminate in a flat upper surface 40 to which is fixed the rest platel8 that is shaped to conform to the sole of a shoe for fittingassociation therewith. When the foot rest is not in use, it is carriedby the device and for that purpose I provide a bracket l9 secured to oneof the 45 bracemembers H, of a width to be received in the slot I1 andthe bracket I! includes an arm spaced from the brace member to receivethe attaching arm between the same and the brace member, as clearlyshown in Figure 5. 50

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combina- 55 upper and lower lips, the lower lip extending beyondthe upper lip and receivable in the groove of the step for cooperationwith the upper lip for detachably securing the foot rest to the step,said arm having a flat upper surface, and a rest plate secured to saidfiat surface and shaped to fit the bottom of a shoe.

ALONZO P. WELSH.

